Nigel has successfully quit smoking and shares his journey with us...
"I would like to thank the staff for the help that I received from the NHS stop smoking service in Wakefield, Yorkshire Smokefree. I've been a smoker for forty years. A habit that's hard to break, even whilst being an outpatient at hospital. I was approached by a friendly representative, that's how I started the process to stop smoking.
The journey started with a phone call then weekly phone calls and monthly face-to-face meetings with the information that helped me. I must admit with the cravings it was really hard, but they were there to help me with aids and support and information that helped me choose a path that was suited to me from a friendly team and with the confidence and dedication to help me break the habit with the source to contact the on call advisors if i need to do so.
It took me three months to break the habit and be smoke-free and it has changed my life. It wasn't easy, I must admit but now regained all my sensory smells and taste makes me realise how much I've missed it, now I can enjoy the rest of my life journey.
My wife also stopped smoking along with me. My two daughters are extremely proud.
Thank you to everyone for your help on my journey to stopping smoking and the NHS stop smoking Yorkshire."
Huge congratulations Nigel. You've worked so hard for this!
